Calley for his role in the My Lai massacre. March: Military court convicts Lieutenant William L.June: Repeal of the 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution.This results in numerous student protests, including a demonstration at Ohio Kent State University where National Guard troops kill four students and wound others. forces invade Cambodia to weaken Communist forces in the region. March: Cambodia’s Prince Sihanouk, ousted by coup, joins with communist Khmer Rouge in attempt to regain power. troop levels have been decreased by 115,000 soldiers. Atrocities of My Lai massacre are revealed to the American public. November: Largest antiwar protest in U.S. troops begins gradual reduction of forces. The battle had heavy casualties and an unclear outcome, provoking a massive outcry against the war. May: Battle of Hamburger Hill, the last major mission by U.S.troops reach their highest level of the war, 543,400, with 33,641 Americans killed in combat. Nixon announces policy of Vietnamization, shifting fighting from the U.S. March: President Nixon begins Operation Menu, secret bombings of Cambodia.February: Tim O’Brien begins service as an infantryman in Vietnam.troop levels reach 495,000, with 30,000 combat deaths to date. October: President Johnson announces the end of Operation Rolling Thunder, halting the bombing of North Vietnam.August: Riots erupt at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as antiwar protestors clash with Chicago police and National Guardsmen.May: Peace talks begin in Paris between U.S.President Johnson unexpectedly announces he will not run for re-election. infantry company kill 504 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre. troops counter-attack, retaking the city. February: During the Battle of Hue, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops kill more than 3,000.January: Beginning of the Tet Offensive, a major show of force by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.troop levels increase to almost 500,000, with combat deaths reaching approximately 16,000. and South Vietnamese forces target Vietcong bases near Saigon. January: Start of Operation Cedar Falls, a major ground war effort in which U.S.forces in Vietnam reaches 385,000, with slightly over 5,000 combat deaths. April: American B-52’s begin bombing North Vietnam.wins Battle of Ia Drang Valley, the first battle of the war. March: Operation Rolling Thunder begins three years of regular bombing of North Vietnam.The resolution allows Johnson to wage war against North Vietnam without securing a declaration of war from Congress as stipulated in the U.S. August: Three North Vietnamese boats allegedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox, a destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin, resulting in Congress’ Tonkin Gulf Resolution.President Kennedy assassinated Vice President Lyndon Johnson succeeds him. November: South Vietnamese leader Diem is overthrown in a military coup.sends helicopter units to South Vietnamese troops and becomes involved in combat operations. December: Formation of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (Viet Cong).March: The second Indochina War, known as the Vietnam War to Americans, begins as Ho Chi Minh declares a People’s War to unite Vietnam.July: The Geneva Accords divide Vietnam in half, following the example of Korea.May: France surrenders to the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu.July 1953: The Korean War ends with an armistice dividing the country into communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.The domino theory held that the collapse of one country in a region to communism would cause the fall of the remaining countries, like a row of dominoes. Eisenhower takes office and uses the domino theory as justification for increased aid to France. involvement in Vietnam begins, as President Truman pledges financial aid and supplies to the French. June 1950: Truman sends troops to Korea after communist forces from North Korea invade the Republic of South Korea.December: The first Indochina War begins, as the Viet Minh attempt to gain independence from France.September: Ho Chi Minh declares the independence of Vietnam.August: Japan surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II.Founding of the Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (Viet Minh).France establishes colonial control over Indochina. “…and for all the ambiguities of Vietnam, all the mysteries and unknowns, there was at least the single abiding certainty that they would never be at a loss for things to carry.”- The Things They Carried 1887
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